‘Angel Wing’: Image of Merging Galaxies

NASA has showcased a picture of two merging galaxies that are located in the VV-689 system. These two merging galaxies have been given the nickname “Angel Wing”, as both galaxies are on a collision course creating an almost symmetrical shape ..

Tags: Galaxies • Hubble Space Telescope • NASA

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

James Webb Space Telescope-Key Facts

The James Webb Space Telescope succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope. It was jointly built by NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency. It uses infrared light to make observations. About James Webb Space Telescope It was at first called ..

Tags: Apollo program • Ariane 5 • European Space Agency (ESA) • Hubble Space Telescope • Italian Space Agency

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Deployment of James Webb Telescope

The James Webb telescope was launched by NASA on Christmas eve. The telescope can unfold only when it is in the orbit. The telescope succeeds Hubble telescope. About James Webb Telescope It was jointly developed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency ..

Tags: Ariane 5 • Big Bang • Big Bang Nucleosynthesis • Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • European Space Agency (ESA)

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

First Magnetic Field on an Exoplanet

Recently, a team of astronomers used data from the Hubble Space Telescope for discovering the signature of a magnetic field on an Exoplanet. The findings were described in the journal called Nature Astronomy. Such a feature has been seen on an exoplanet, for ..

Tags: Exoplanet • Hubble Space Telescope • Hubble Telescope

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021

Hubble Telescope Observes Prawn Nebula

The Hubble Telescope has observed “Prawn Nebula”, which is a massive stellar nursery located around 6,000 light-years away in Scorpius constellation. Key Points Astronomers classify the Prawn Nebula as an emission nebula, meaning that its gas has been energized, or ..

Tags: Hubble Space Telescope

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021

Hubble Captures Striking New Image of NGC 691

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured beautiful photo of spiral galaxy called “NGC 691”. What is NGC 691? It is an unbarred spiral galaxy located about 125 million light-years away in Aries constellation. It was discovered by German-born British astronomer William ..

Tags: Edwin Hubble • Hubble Space Telescope • New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (NGC) • NGC 691

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021